Environmentalists protested over the weekend at the building site of a new airport in Albania's south meant to boost tourism but which they say will endanger sanctuaries for some 200 bird species including flamingos and pelicans.
The picturesque Vjose-Narte lagoon close to Albania's Adriatic seaside is a crucial stop for flocks of birds in their annual migration between Europe and Africa.
"For those who think this airport will bring development, in reality this airport will bring only destruction," tourist guide Alben Kola told Reuters on Saturday as he and more than 100 environmentalists and ornithologists held their protest. The committee of the Bern Convention that works to protect European wildlife and natural habitats has said Albania should suspend the construction of the airport.
In November an Albanian court rejected a lawsuit filed by local NGOs against the construction of the airport but they plan to appeal.
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